In a plead to charge two private funds manager, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against the managers who had raised more than $70 million to acquire and trade Facebook pre-IPO shares and other technology companies with misleading investors and even charging undisclosed fees. The SEC has also brought charges against SharesPost, stating that...
Seems like Congress isn’t able to analyze Apple’s consumer privacy protections policy, this is what the reason that the Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter (via AllThingsD) to Apple’s CEO Tim Cook stating that to send a company representative to Washington so as being able to formally brief it on how the company is protecting the person information of...
In order to generate more taxes, governments often found doing one to two something other things everytime – the latest to add, Nicolas Sarkozy, President of French Republic thinks that ‘internet giants’ aren’t paying the fair amount of tax as they have to pay in actual. Sarkozy told Le Point magazine that it was “unacceptable” that major internet...
Over on the FBI request, a judge has approved that the search giant Google could give up a wide range of information on a pimp’s Android cellphone, including those urging how to get past its pattern lock. Back in 2005, the “Pimpin’ Hoes Daily” (PhD) gang in San Diego was sent to prison for pimping, mainly on the grounds of teenage prostitution, as well as beating up of a 15-year old girl and stuffing her in the trunk of a car when she refused to work. When dears’ released, FBI trusted source reported that he was still engage...
As we are moving more closer to 2012 London Olympics, more and more news are emerging, the latest to add is that Virgin Media has been awarded the contract to roll out WiFi to over 80 tube stations in London Underground by the time of London Olympics 2012 and 120 stations in total by the year end. Kulveer Ranger, the Mayor’s Office digital London director told V3 that, “The deal had been finalized and it should be installed by the time the Games begin in July.” Adding, “There is a lot of work that has gone in to that, it’s about...
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) planning these days for “disposable” imaging satellites for soldiers that means that would let soldiers get on-demand satellite images of any area. DARPA handles research for the US military. The plan is that the Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe) programs aiming to build around 24 small satellites...
We all read Encyclopaedia Britannica in our lives sometimes one or sometimes even more than once and we do also know that the content it contain is precious, simply valuable but the massive Encyclopaedia Britannica is now officially out of print. The 32-volume, 65,000-article set will be no more with the final edition of 2010 still remains in stock but it comes with...
In an urge to look it into a total new brand approach for the “Made in China” brand, two new Chinese LCD screens in China’s capital, Beijing is imposing Great Hall of People, replacing screens made by a Japanese competitor in order to supply the world with Made in China brand instead not just Made in China products, reports Reuters. “We have broken through...
Since from the time Google comes in life of ours we have seen a lot of changes mainly the way with how we connect the world’s knowledge with the way we need – adding on the same note, the search giant is helping a century-old museum Mundaneum by sponsoring a travelling exhibit, a “paper internet” that includes over 12 million index cards meant to capture...
According to AFP report, Hacker group Anonymous is believed to be behind attacks on several sites belonging to Tunisian Islamist groups. Over the same few days ago a video in French was posted on YouTube giving the warning of the attacks. The video warned, “We are fighting you… your emails, your bank accounts and transactions will be probed, your hard discs will be copied. If the Tunisian government won’t stop your activities in the weeks to come, Anonymous will.” And, finally this happened, several messages were left on the group’s...
